Window-curtain fixture



(N6 Model.) H. J. ILES.

WINDOW GURTAIN FIXTURE.

No. 437,436. Patented Sept. 30,1890.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HENRY J. IIIES, OF BIRMINGHAM, CONNECTICUT.

WIN Dow-cu RTAIN FIXTU RE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 437,436, datedSeptember 30, 1890.

Application filed May 5 1890. Serial No.350,562. (No model.) 4

.To aZ Z whom it may concern: Be it known that I, HENRY J. ILEs, ofBirmingham, in the county of New Haven and.

State of Connecticut, have invented new Improvements in Window- CurtainFixtures; and I do hereby declare the following, when taken inconnection with accompanying drawin gs, and the letters of referencemarked thereon, to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same,and which said drawings constitute part of this specification, andrepresent, in Figure 1, a view in front elevation of my improved cornicewith draperies, and a curtain-fixture and shade attached to it; Fig. 2,a plan view thereof. Fig. 3 is an enlarged broken view of one end of thecornice with the movable flap or cover open, and with a portion of thecornice in section to show one of the adjustable brackets. Fig. 4 is aView of the device in vertical section on the line 00 as of thepreceding figure, and Fig. 5 is a broken reverse plan view of thecornice, showing one of the brackets.

My invention relates to an improved window-cornice, the object being toadapt a cornice for the attachment of both the window draperies and thecurtain-fixture carrying the window-shade, whereby the disfigurement ofthe window-jamb and the annoyance of putting up and taking down thecurtain-fixture independently of the cornice is avoided.

With these ends in view my invention consists in certain details ofconstruction and combinations of parts, as will be hereinafterdescribed, and pointed out in the claims.

As herein shown, the cornice consists in a main frame-piece A, a scrollornament B applied to the center of the upper edge thereof,

a shelf-like ledge C, projecting forward fromthe lower edge of theframe-piece at a right angle therewith and extending throughout thelength of the same, a flap or cover D hinged to the front face of theframe-piece and folding over the said ledge so as to meet the outer edgethereof, re-enforcing-strips E E applied to the lower face of the ledgeat the outer ends thereof, and turned ornaments F F applied to the endsof the ledge and imparting to the cornice something of the efiect of acurtain-pole.

WVhile the construction above described is well adapted to the purposesof my invention,

I do not confine myself to it, as it may be varied'to suit differentdesigns.

To adapt the cornice for the attachment of draperies, I provide it witha series of inwardly-curved hooks G, which are driven into the upperface of the ledge C at suitable distances apart and nearly throughoutthe length thereof. The draperies are caught over these hooks, and theirupper edges kept in en gagement therewith and concealed from view by theflap or cover D, which is lifted for their attachment to the hooks andafterward shut down, there being a sufficient space between it and theledge to accommodate the upper edges of the draperies, which, as isapparent, may be readily engaged with and disengaged from the hookswithout being in any way injured.

To adapt the cornice for the attachment of a curtain-fixture thereto, itis provided with two brackets, each made of sheet metal bent midway ofits length at a right angle to form two arms H and I, the former beinglongitudinally slotted, as at J, to receivea screw K,by which thebracket is attached to the lower face of one of the strips E, and thelatter having three openings L, any one of which willreceive a spindle Mof the curtain-fixture N, which carries a shade O, and may be of anyapproved construction. It will be readily seen that the slots J permitthe brackets to be longitudinally moved with respect to each other, asrequired, for attaching the curtainfixture to and removing it from thecornice. It will be understood, also, that the openings L in one bracketwill be round and in the other square, to conform to the round andsquare spindles of the fixture.

It will appear from the foregoing that my cornice is adapted for theattachment of both the draperies and shade of a window, and that in amost convenient manner.- By its use the disfigurement of the window bythe brackets of a curtain-fixture are avoided, as well as the annoyanceof putting the fixture up and tak ing it down.

It is apparent that in carrying out my ina v l therein as fairly fallwithin the spirit and scope of-my invention.

I am aware that it is not broadly new to attach a curtain-fixture of theshade-roller type to a cornice also adapted to have draperies suspendedfrom it, and I do not therefore broadly claim such a construction.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a cornice, the combination, with the frame thereof, of a series ofdrapery-hooks for the suspension of drapery-curtains, a movable coverattached to the said frame above the hooks, extending throughout theline thereof and concealing the upper edges of the drapery curtains,brackets secured to the frame below the hooks, and a curtain-fixturehaving its ends journaled in the said brackets, substantially asdescribed.

2. In a window-cornice, the combination, with the frame thereof, whichis provided with a forwardly-projecting horizontal ledge extendingthroughout its length, of a line of drapery-hooks applied to the upperface of the said ledge, a flap or cover hinged to the frame above andextending throughout the line of hooks and concealing when shut down theupper edges of the drapery-curtains, two adjustable brackets attached tothe lower face of the ledge, and a curtain-fixture supported in the saidbrackets, substantially as described.

HENRY J. ILES. Witnesses: r,

EDWIN A. MANVILLE, W. J. ToUKIN.

